diff --git a/src/backend/executor/execCypherDelete.c b/src/backend/executor/execCypherDelete.c
index f4fe1dc2ff7..508cbf2d2c2 100644
--- a/src/backend/executor/execCypherDelete.c
+++ b/src/backend/executor/execCypherDelete.c
@@ -70,17 +70,6 @@ ExecDeleteGraph(ModifyGraphState *mgstate, TupleTableSlot *slot)
 		elem = ExecEvalExpr(gde->es_elem, econtext, &isNull);
 		if (isNull)
 		{
-			/*
-			 * This assumes that there are only variable references in the
-			 * target list.
-			 */
-			if (type == EDGEARRAYOID)
-				continue;
-			else
-				ereport(NOTICE,
-						(errcode(ERRCODE_NULL_VALUE_NOT_ALLOWED),
-						 errmsg("skipping deletion of NULL graph element")));
-
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/cypher_dml.out b/src/test/regress/expected/cypher_dml.out
index 2877eccd464..3cad3a792c8 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/cypher_dml.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/cypher_dml.out
@@ -1954,7 +1954,6 @@ DELETE r;
 MATCH (a {name: 'agensgraph'}), (g {name: 'bitnine'})
 OPTIONAL MATCH (a)-[r:made_by]-(g)
 DELETE r;
-NOTICE:  skipping deletion of NULL graph element
 MATCH (a) DETACH DELETE a;
 -- AG-163 : DELETE plan passes 'edge' variable to the next plan.
 CREATE ({name:'AG-163'});
@@ -2109,7 +2108,6 @@ MATCH (a:v1)
 DELETE a
 DETACH DELETE a
 DELETE a;
-NOTICE:  skipping deletion of NULL graph element
 MATCH (a:v1) RETURN a;
  a 
 ---